Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Sabine Parish, LA

Discover affordable housing in Sabine Parish where there are 11+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Apollo Plaza

583 Middle Creek Rd, Many, Louisiana 71449

Many Apartments

1200 Fisher Rd, Many, Louisiana 71449

Timbers Apartments II

150 Airport Rd, Many, Louisiana 71449

Pleasant Hill Seniors Apartments

83 Rains St, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 71065

Lakeway Apartments

522 Oak St, Zwolle, Louisiana 70515

Many Seniors Apartments

45 Sycamore Ln, Many, Louisiana 71449

Middle Creek

383 Middle Creek Rd, Many, Louisiana 71449

William Ruffin Apartments

1260 Fisher Rd, Many, Louisiana 71449

Milbrooke Apt

750 Milbrooke Cir, Florien, Louisiana

Cole Mem and Friendshp Village

8543 Atkins St, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 71065

Star Village and Collins Park

700 Hilltop St, Zwolle, Louisiana 71486

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sabine Parish, Louisiana
$16.89/hour
$9.64 (+133%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $9.64 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sabine Parish, Louisiana?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Go to the Louisiana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Sabine Parish.

How many renters live in Sabine Parish, Louisiana?

The County of Sabine Parish has 22,209 people living in 8,339 households.

There are 5,122 renters living in 2,229 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.06 percent of the population living in Sabine Parish.

What is the rental market like in Sabine Parish, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 13,558 housing units in the Sabine Parish area. Of these, 2,570 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sabine Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in Sabine Parish is 10 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Sabine Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sabine Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
30 234 1,200 728 36
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sabine Parish

A large number of apartments in Sabine Parish have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Sabine Parish are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Sabine Parish

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $605 to $1,188. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $605
One BR $679
Two BR $892
Three BR $1,079
Four BR $1,188
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sabine Parish?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 12 40 percent
One BR 134 57 percent
Two BR 741 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Sabine Parish?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Sabine Parish, Louisiana including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 136
Public Housing 262
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 122
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 208
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Sabine Parish features 560 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

There are 72 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sabine Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sabine Parish landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sabine Parish.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sabine Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $803 and $981.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.